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vintagevillage12 · Joined: 26 Jul 2010 Posts: 2

Hello out there I am trying to figure out how to use the Google attributes tab when setting up a new item to sell on eCrater I understand the general principal of the logic but don't know what to put in each field. What goes in the name field and what goes in the value field. Hope somebody out there can help.
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ashley

hotnana · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 875

Hi Ashley...if you look on the G tab, you will see a little question mark. That will show you what attributes EC accepts. I don't know what you sell, perhaps a variety (not sure), you are better off not adding them rather than adding the wrong info. I typically add brand, color and size on the type items I sell. You can add author, material, year, capacity and many other details as well. The good thing is...if you do it wrong, it will be rejected! Also I always check my finished listing, a few times I've had them show up in my listing and that just looks weird.

The Attribute Name would be Author, Color, Brand etc... and Attribute Value would be Mark Twain, blue, samsonite.

Hope some of this helps!

vintagevillage12 · Joined: 26 Jul 2010 Posts: 2

Thanks so much hotnana that is exactly what I needed and thought but I just wanted to make sure that I was understanding everything. I am new at all of this and some times even though I think I am doing something correct I feel like I should buy something from myself so I don't screw someone! lol.

Chusady · Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 2

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things4u · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1200

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Custom attributes in tab-delimited data feeds Custom attributes allow you to include additional information about your item. You can include an unlimited number of custom attributes in your tab-delimited data feed. For XML formats, please see the XML Namespace Module for more information on creating custom attributes for that format.

Defining your Custom Attribute
To define a custom attribute in a tab-delimited file, you must start the attribute with a "c:". For example, if you would like to define an attribute called store_department, the attribute in the header column should be called c:store_department. You must use underscores ( _ ) to denote spaces. You may also include information on the value type based on your custom attribute. For example, c:store_department:string lets us know that the custom attribute "c:store_department" has a "string" value type.

The following types are supported.

Type Description Example Attribute Example Value
string Any text string. c:favorite_movie:string Total Recall
integer Whole number value. c:revenue:integer 32000000
decimal Number with a decimal point. c:engine_displacement:decimal 3.5
dateTime Date and time, in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss. (Times are based on the 24-hour clock.) You can also create a range of dates by including a start and end date, each in this format, and separating them with a forward slash. Note: all dates and times are in PDT (GMT -7). c:birth_time:dateTime 1979-10-12T03:44:26
c:dates_employed:dateTime 2004-03-20T09:00:00/2006-03-10T17:00:00
location Location value. Addresses should be formatted as: street, city, state, postal code, country. Each location element should be separated by a comma. c:interview_location:location 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA
URL HTTP URL. c:favorite_search_engine:url http://www.google.com
boolean Value may be either yes/no or true/false. c:promo_offer:boolean true